Feed and litter carrier.



W. P JACOBS.

' FEED AND LITTER CARRIER.

I APPLICATION I'ILED JUNE 5, 1909. 981. 272 Patented Jan. '10, 1911.

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THE mums PETERS co, WASHINGTON u. c.

I W. P. JACOBS. I FEED AND LITTER CARRIER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 6, 1909.

Patented Jan. 10, 1911.

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THE NORRIS PETERS cm, WASHINGTON, n c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM F. JACOBS, OF OTTAWA, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO J. E. PORTERCOMPANY, OF OTTAWA, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

FEED AND LITTER CARRIER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IVILLIAM F. JACOBS, a citizen of the United States,residing in Ottawa, in the county of Lasalle and State of Illinois, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Feed and Litter Carriers, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This is an improvement in feed and litter carriers adapted to be used incarrying the litter from stables and in conveying the food to the livestock.

The carrier used by me is supported from an elevated track and isprovided with means whereby it may be raised and lowered, and is mountedon trunnions so it may be tipped to dump its contents, and it is alsoprovided with releasable means whereby it may be locked in an uprightposition.

The invention relates more particularly to the means for raising andlowering the carrier, and their nature is fully set forth below and alsoillustrated in the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is a sideelevation of the invention; Figs. 2, 3, 4 and 5 are sections on thelines 22, 33, 44 and 55 respectively of Fig. 1; Fig. 6 is a section onthe line 66 of Fig. 4.

In said drawing 7 represents a familiar form of track adapted to be usedin hay carriers and also well adapted for litter and feed carriers. Itis adapted to be suspended wherever needed by hangers 8 and to receivethe rollers 9 supporting the carrier 20 and pivoted to the arms of aU-shaped piece 10, from which depends connection 10 surrounding thepivot of a swivel joint 11 allowing the swinging of the carrierlaterally from the plane of the track in order to enable it to avoidobstructions. The pivot of the swivel joint 11 is given bearings in ears11 cast upon the sheave housings 12 and 13, and in such housings arepivoted sheaves 14 and 15. Of these the sheave 14 has a single grooveand the sheave 15 has two grooves. The housings are spaced apart andalso connected rigidly together by a section of pipe 16 large enough topermit the free passage through it of the cable 17 by which one end ofthe carrier is raised and lowered. Cable 17 extends downward from sheave14 to a pipe 19 by which it is joined to the trunnion 21 upon the litteror feed carrier 20. The hopper is provided at each end with trunnions21, turning in bear- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 5, 1909.

Patented Jan. 10, 1911.

Serial No. 500,393.

ings 22 and 23, one supported by the pipe 19 and the other by a similarpipe 24 at the other end of the carrier. A second cable 18 is employedto support the other end of the carrier and it extends from the pipe 24to a junction with the carrier. Cable 17 moves from the sheave 14, aswill be understood, and thence through the pipe 16 to sheave 15 andthence down through a pipe 25 to a gear-box 26 containing two drums onwhich the cables 17 and 18 are wound. These drums are both indicated indotted lines in Fig. 4 and one of them is shown in full lines in Fig. 6.Cable 18 passes over the sheave 15 and thence through the pipe 25 to thedrum 27 in gear box 26.

The gear-box 26 contains an operating shaft 28 carrying a pinion 29meshing with the gear 30, and on the shaft of the gear 30 is a pinion 31meshing with the gear 32 which in turn drives the gear 33. The gear 32carries the drum which receives cable 17, and the gear 33 carries thedrum 27 upon which cable 18 is wound. For operating these gears a handwheel 34 is mounted upon shaft 28, and affords a means whereby theattendant may wind up the cables and raise the carrier to any heightdesired. This hand wheel 34 is provided with means. whereby theattendant may control the height of the carrier. These means consist ofa brake shoe 35 attached to a handle 36 pivot at 37 to a rigid arm 38having a ring 38 freely encircling the stationary boss 38 The handle 36being pivoted to the arm 38 permits the attendant when he wishes to lockthe gearing to do so by turning the handle so as to bring the shoeforcibly against the rim 39 of the hand wheel. As a means of controlling the speed of the carrier in descending I place around the hub 40 ofthe hand wheel, a friction band 41 and secure one end of said band to apin 42 inserted in the boss 38 and attach the other end to a pin 43secured in the ring 38 Vith this insertion it will be seen that when thehandle 36 is moved in one direction so as to carry the arm 38 with it,it will tend to tighten the band 41 upon the hub 40 and that when thehandle is moved in the other direction it will loosen the band 41. Thegear-box is rigidly joined to the pipe 24 by a bracket 44.

For the purpose of locking the carrier against tipping on its trunnions21 I provide upon the pipe 19 a latch 45 pivoted at 46 to the arm of thecollar 47 secured on the pipe. A cable 48 is attached to the outer endof the latch and by pulling upon it, the other end 49 of the latch israised from its engagement with the lips 50, 50, bolted to the end ofthe hopper. A spring 51 tends to keep the latch in engaging position,but when the latch is released, the carrier will turn on its trunnionsand dump its load automatically. The hand wheel enables the attendant tomaintain the carrier at the necessary height while it is being filledand moved along the tracks, and the latch 45 maintains it in the uprightposition.

Both the pipes 19 and 25 are rigidly attached to the sheave housings andthe housings being rigidly spaced apart and also secured together, itwill be seen that a stiff rigid frame is formed in which are located thecables and their operating devices, and this frame forms the connectionbetween the two sets of rollers upon the track and the carrier, andmaintains the rollers at a uniform distance from each other.

I connect the cables 17 and 18 to the pipes 19Vand 24 respectively bycouplings 52 made tapering at the top. I also provide the bottom of pipe24 with a tapering cap 53 adapted to enter the bracket 44 and to fitsnugly therein when the carrier is raised so thatv the carrier may berigidly held against endwise play which would be objectionable becauseit is liable to cause the spilling of the contents of the carrier.

I claim 1. The combination with the carrier sup ported by rollers froman elevated track, of separate cables for raising and lowering thecarrier, said cables being attached one at each end of the carrier,separate drums for said cables, and actuating mechanism operating saiddrums in unison, said drums and their actuating mechanism being arrangedin a gear box 26.

2. The combination of a litter or feed carrier with an elevated trackfrom which the carrier is supported and along which it moves, ofsupporting rollers, cables for raising and lowering the carrier, a rigidframe connected to the rollers and forming ways covering the cables,windi'ng drums and actuating mechanism for operating the cables, and abrake for controlling said drums.

3. The combination of a litter or feed carrier with an elevated trackfrom which the carrier is supported and along which it connected to therollers and having sheaves and ways covering the cables, winding drumsand actuating mechanism for operating the cables, and a brakecontrolling said drums.

5. The combination with the carrier, the elevated track on which ittravels, the cables for raising and lowering the carrier, and thewinding drums on which the cables are wound, of a hand wheel geared tothe drums serving as a means for actuating them when raising thecarrier, a gear boX in which the drums and gearing are in.- closed, anda brake shoe and lever acting to control the hand wheel.

6. The combination with the carrier, the elevated track on whichittravels, the cables for raising and lowering the carrier, and thewinding drums on which the cables are wound, a hand wheel geared to thedrums serving as a means for actuating them when raising the carrier,and a friction band adapted to be tightened upon the hub of said wheel,and a lever for causing such tightening.

WILLIAM F. JACOBS.

itnesses GLENN SI-IULER, RODNEY C. GLovEn.

